A doctoral student hired to teach an upcoming Brooklyn College political science course on the Middle East was removed from his post Wednesday, leading to concerns over the institution’s commitment to academic freedom -- concerns that the college insists are not valid.
While the ousted adjunct, Kristofer Petersen-Overton, said the college caved to political pressure that his views were too critical of Israel, the college says he simply was not qualified to teach the graduate-level course in the first place.
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